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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-4936

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable Heap Overflow vulnerability.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 24.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.113 and earlier have an exploitable Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
24.69% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 April 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
adobe/flash player desktop runtime · adobe/flash player
Source
psirt@adobe.com
EPSS trend
0%13%25%25 September 2026: 24.69%27 October 2026: 24.69%25 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 24.7% on 25 September 2026 to 24.7% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-44526source ↗Adobe Flash - Overflow when Playing Soundmultiple · Google Security Researchdos24 April 2018yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.